Heart Failure News & Features

Having one or more cups of caffeinated coffee a day may reduce your risk of heart failure, new research suggests.

Mobile apps can make it easier to balance everything you need to manage heart failure.

By tapping more support, people with heart failure can learn how to feel their best and help motivate each other.

With better medication and care, doctors are helping people with heart failure improve the quality and length of their lives.

If you have heart failure and drink beer, wine, or liquor, here’s what to know about how it might affect your condition.

Jang Jaswal had heart failure, kidney failure, and a month to live. Today, he walks 4 miles a day. Here’s the story of who he was and how he treats his body now.

If you have heart failure and you smoke or eat marijuana, learn more about how the drug might affect your condition.

Ten years ago, James Young II turned his heart failure into an opportunity. Before could figure out why he was eating so badly, he had to figure out what was eating him.

Activity may be just what the doctor ordered for your heart failure. Here are some of the best exercises to keep your ticker working like clockwork.

By making a few dietary changes and learning to short-circuit some eating habits, people with heart failure may feel better and ease uncomfortable swelling.

CBD oil is made from cannabis plants but won’t make you high. Still, this natural supplement could interact with some heart medicines. Find out what you need to know before you try CBD oil for heart failure.

Nurse practitioner Marilyn Prasun, PhD, has spent her career helping others live well with heart failure, and she’s here to tell you: It’s not a normal part of aging. Learn about the many sides and impacts of heart failure.

Glenda Sexauer had always been healthy, but at 46 she was diagnosed with heart failure. A commitment to medication, diet, and exercise helped her beat the odds.

A diagnosis of heart failure can be frightening, but one cardiologist says there’s good reason to be hopeful. Learn an expert’s view on treatments that work and the most important things you can do to manage the condition.

A specialist describes the latest treatments for heart failure, and which new therapies are in the pipeline.

Heart failure has slowed Aimee Rodriguez Zepeda down, but it hasn’t stopped her. Here’s how she manages the condition every day.

Want to know what changes you can make to manage heart failure? Read on for steps you can take to better your health and heart.

Researchers found that of over 400,000 adults, those with the healthiest sleep patterns were 42% less likely to develop heart failure over 10 years, versus people with the least healthy habits.

When admitted, 84% of the patients were taking five or more medications and 42%  were taking 10 or more.

Patients who reported experiencing anger in the week before the mental stress test had worse resting diastolic pressure, the researchers found.

The FDA today approved a new use for the diabetes drug, dapagliflozin (Farxiga), to reduce the risk of a hospital stay or death in people who have a type of heart failure.

After adjusting for a number of factors, her team found that Hispanic patients were 17% less likely to be admitted to a heart specialty unit, and black patients were 9% less likely.

Sanders, 78 -- the oldest candidate on the campaign trail -- felt chest discomfort during a rally Tuesday evening in Las Vegas. He is now recovering in a Las Vegas hospital, the campaign said.

Diuretics help people with heart failure reduce excess fluids that can cause shortness of breath, swollen legs, coughing and weight gain.

On average, as many as 1 in 5 heart failure hospitalizations appear to be triggered by the flu during the months when influenza viruses are circulating widely.